Pam has a little brother, who recently learned that he is actually her half-brother.
Of course, half-siblings are still very much siblings, but Pam’s brother doesn’t quite grasp the concept yet and seems upset about having to part with 50% of his sister.
So when she came home recently, she found this letter he’d written. It will make you cry, so have off-brand tissues on hand:
OMG.
As if this letter isn’t enough to turn your heart into a soft pile of oatmeal, he also left her some of her (presumably) favorite snacks, like Chips Ahoy and Takis (excellent choices!).
Pam, being a human with a soul, was deeply moved and tweeted out a photo of her little brother’s letter:
My little brother found out Iu2019m not his fully sister and I came home to this.. Iu2019m crying..pic.twitter.com/DAC0yUUBt4
I was introducing my kids to my new wife and stepson. When I explained that she was their new Stepmom, My Stepson (5) said to my kids Mom “Well if my Mom is going to be their Stepmom, you’re going to be my new Stepmom!”
No, Charlize Theron hasn’t had “bad plastic surgery.” Like many women (scratch that, make it all women, all people in fact), her face simply looks different as a byproduct of growing older.
“My face is changing,” the “Atomic Blonde” actress told Allure. “People think I had a facelift. They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘B—-, I’m just aging! It doesn’t mean I got bad plastic surgery. This is just what happens.'”
While Theron doesn’t condemn cosmetic procedures, what she “despises” is a societal double standard where “men kind of age like fine wines and women like cut flowers.”
This isn’t the first time Theron has used that analogy to highlight the glaring discrepancy between how we collectively allow men to gain value as they grow older, while women are given an invisible expiration date.
Back in 2012 for a Q&A with WWD, she said, “It’s like we wilt for some reason. And men are like fine wines — the older they get, the better they get,” adding that the misconception is “such a lost opportunity because that’s when I think women are really in the true moment of their sensuality.”
That latter point is one echoed by several other fellow actresses of a similar age and beyond, such as Kate Winslet, Andie MacDowell and Jane Fonda, who have all shared anecdotes of feeling more confident, more sexy and overall more in their element during life’s later chapters.
And while ageism certainly affects both the sexes, there’s no denying that the beauty industry specifically profits from the notion of women “wilting” after 30—and that’s being generous, coming from someone who was already up-to-date with all the anti-aging trends at the ripe old age of 23.
At the same time, society has also taken to shaming women (female celebrities in particular) for “getting work done”—often labeling them as vain, superficial, insecure, fake, etc. It’s a precarious place to be in, being either shunned for growing older or lambasted for trying to avoid it.
As for Theron, her changing face is seen as a good thing—doubles standards be damned. What she does take umbrage with is how it’s affected her fitness.
“More than my face, I wish I had my 25-year-old body that I can just throw against the wall and not even hurt tomorrow. Now, if I don’t work out for three days and I go back to the gym, I can’t walk. I can’t sit down on the toilet,” she told Allure.
There are few things more refreshing than hearing a profound truth. These bits of wisdom can clear our internal confusion and shine a big spotlight on what really matters in the world.
Profound truths can also help us reframe a situation, see things from another perspective and realize that we have much less power over other people and events than we think. They can also be reminders to live life to its fullest because you never know how much time you have left.
A Reddit user named Some_Being_Online asked the AskReddit forum, “What is the deepest thing someone has said to you?” and a lot of the quotes were profound in a way that you don’t hear every day. A lot of them were about dealing with difficult people and situations.
All in all, the thread was life-affirming because people shared honest takes on what it’s like to be human—no easy task.
Here are 21 of the “deepest” things that people have heard.
1. “The grass is greener where you water it.” — Acceptable_Cup30152.
2. “Worry is not preparation.” — Big-Routine222
3. “I stopped giving a sh*t about my birthday when I was 27. I used to request off or at least the day after off to recover from the previous night but I just stopped caring. Last year, an old lady at my job found out it was my birthday and surprised me with a card with money in it, the kind of way a grandma would. I tried to tell her it wasn’t a big deal and give the money back, but she insisted saying “You should always celebrate your birthday. You don’t know how many you have left.” — Sol-Blackguy
4. “Prepare your child for the road, not the road for your child.” — dvmdv8
5. “A person’s actions are a reflection of their character, not yours.” — YaaMindIfIJoin
6. “Everyone is someone else and they’re all just trying to find themselves. Let them.” — builtproofwest
7. “When you’re about to become a parent the amount of shit you get told is unreal. Parents can’t wait to tell you ‘you’ll get no sleep, you’ll have no life, it’s all changing nappies etc.’ However, I was in a meeting with a guy at work, we were making small talk before the meeting and I told him I was about to become a dad expecting the usual. Instead, he just went really deep but really chilled and just went ‘You’re about to have the most amazing thing happen to you ever but never forget, they’re not yours. You’re just borrowing them while they need you but you need to get them ready to not need you anymore.’ The older my kids get the more I appreciate it.” — Educational-Act-6602
8. “When my baby died and was a mess someone told me, ‘I can’t imagine the pain you’re going through. I know your heart, expectations, assumed roles and future memories have been broken. But to your child, they had a perfect life. All they ever knew was your love.’ I still cry thinking about it but it really did help. I know some may take this differently, but it was what I needed at the time.” — BallerinaBuscuits
9. “Sometimes, the best way to help someone is to let them help you. You may not need their help, but it will make them feel useful.” — Amor_Armadillo
10. “Grief is love with nowhere to go.” — LB-Dash
11. “Sometimes a hypocrite is just a man in the process of changing.” — little-bird89
12. “I’m a rep at a cellphone store and an old Austrian woman, a reg customer of mine said randomly, ‘Chelsea, all we have in this very second is each other. Right now all we have is each other. There is nothing but this one second right now. You see, people drag the past with them and that’s why there is so little forgiveness in the world.’ Afterward we both cried together a little and that has positively affected every day of my life since.” — Chemto90
13. “A 5-year-old told me ‘Loneliness is when you have lost yourself.'” — Pass_The_Lasagana
14. “The opposite of love isn’t hate; it’s complete and utter indifference.” — Dragonfeet1
15. “All that you’ve gone through: the good, the bad, the in-between has led you to exactly where you are now. You had to go through it all in order to be here, with me now.” — tvaldez19
16. “‘It’s better to appear rude and live than to be nice and get killed.’ This was from a self-defense instructor, and it just blew my mind. They were talking about listening to your instincts, and not worrying about appearing rude when your gut is telling you something is off.” — Unhygienictree
17. “My Mom said to me once ‘Sweetheart don’t go through life reading a road map, make your own path.'” — Content_Pool_1391
18. “Even when you are right you don’t always win.” — Curlytomato
19. “Yes, of course, heaven and hell are great and terrifying and all. But what if you did good just for the sake of it? No eternal reward or punishment afterward. Would you still do good if you knew at the end, there is no reward?” — Roguereider1
20. “Don’t be afraid of fear. Fear is natural and encourages thought and action. Do not, however, give in to panic. It is irrational and can lead you to harm.” — Slight_Bodybuilder25
21. “There is a different version of you, in the head of literally everybody that knows that you exist. Stop worrying about what everyone else thinks. You know the truth about you.” — WhatInTheActualfeth
A new version of Queen’s Greatest Hits has been released on Yoto, an audio streaming platform for children. The album includes favorites like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You,” but this release is missing one notable tune—”Fat Bottomed Girls.”
The exclusion prompted a wave of speculation about why it wouldn’t be included, which in turn prompted debate over whether the song is offensive and outdated or an inspiring ode to larger body types. One of the most common guesses for why they may have decided not to include it on a platform aimed at young children is this line:
“But I knew life before I left the nursery/ Left alone with big fat Fanny/ She was such a naughty nanny/ Hey, big woman, you made a bad boy out of me.”
A celebration of larger-bodied women? Sure. A reference that could be interpreted as a young boy being molested by his nanny? Maybe not so appropriate for a young audience.
(It’s worth noting here that the lyrics of some songs that were not cut from the album include, “I’m a sex machine ready to reload” and Yoto does include the following disclaimer, which only mentions references to violence and drugs, not sex:
NOTE: Please note that the lyrics in some of these songs contain adult themes, including occasional references to violence and drugs. These are the original and unedited recordings. Whilst no swear words are used parental discretion is advised when playing this content to or around younger children.)
It appears the primary reaction to the song’s exclusion spawned from complaints over political correctness—”woke cancel culture” as a writer for the U.K.’s Daily Mail referred to it—which has triggered a weird situation where online culture warriors can’t seem to figure out what side they’re arguing for.
Oddly, the same people who keep referring to LGBTQ people as “groomers” and “pedos” seem to be defending a song sung by a famous LGBTQ icon with lyrics that point to a sexualized relationship between a child and his nanny, simply because someone called the song’s removal a “woke” move. And on the flip side, the same people who decry removing sexual material from the children’s section of libraries seem to be defending the removal of this song from a child’s audio platform for its adult-oriented theme and lyrics simply because the anti-woke crowd is complaining about it.
It’s all just a little silly, really.
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Popular music has long been a battleground for debates over what’s appropriate or not for kids to be exposed to, and there are countless songs we could point to for lyrics that would be disturbing coming out of a child’s mouth. I imagine few people would argue that nothing is off limits for children to hear or sing along to, but where does the line get drawn?
My parents were big Queen fans and I recall having “Fat Bottomed Girls” blaring on the stereo when I was a child. Musically, it’s a great song—very catchy. And as a girl whose body did not align with the flat-bottomed models of the 1980s, I appreciated what felt like a personal shout-out. My fat bottom actually made the rockin’ world go ’round? Sweet. (This was over a decade before “Baby Got Back” and the only time I recall a large butt being portrayed in a positive light in popular culture.)
On the other hand, some of the lyrics are definitely questionable for a child to be belting out, so I can see why it might not be included on an album specifically released for kids. However, the same could be said for some other song lyrics on the album, so why remove this one and not those?
To be fair, the reason why “Fat Bottomed Girls” wasn’t included on Yoto’s release of the Greatest Hits album is just speculation at this point. But it did get people talking about what’s appropriate for kids and highlights the challenge of determining what should be included or excluded from platforms specifically aimed at children, and that’s always a worthy discussion to have.
Early last year, Tesla cars boasted a strange function: Because their cars made almost no sounds, they were required by law to make humming noises. But instead of hums, they offered drivers the choice of farts, or goat bleats, or whatever sound they wanted. That did not go over well with government officials.
“We’re, like, ‘No, that’s not compliant with the regulations, don’t be stupid,’” said Steven Cliff, then the deputy administrator of the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
That did not go over well with Musk and other Tesla higher-ups. They fought with regulators for over a year. They finally relented. After recalling the function, Musk moaned on Twitter, “The fun police made us do it (sigh).”
The recall, as it happens, came a mere nine days after Tesla recalled a more dangerous function: their Full Self-Driving software allowed cars to roll through stop signs, up to six miles an hour:
This was clearly illegal. Cliff’s enforcement team contacted Tesla, and, in several meetings, a surprising conversation about safety and artificial intelligence played out. Representatives for Tesla seemed confused. Their response, as Cliff recalled, was “That’s what humans do all the time. Show us the data, why it’s unsafe.” N.H.T.S.A. officials told Tesla that, regardless of human compliance, “you should not be able to program a computer to break the law for you.”
Tesla eventually recalled the feature, but only after “a lot of back-and-forth,” as per Cliff. He didn’t exactly have a good time dealing with Tesla and their willingness to push buttons.
“It’s a little like Mom and Dad and children. Like, How far can I push Mom and Dad until they push back?” Cliff told The New Yorker. “And that’s not a recipe for a strong safety culture.”
Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts have spent this offseason at odds with each other, as the young star back is seeking a contract extension, while the Colts have refused to give him the long-term deal he wants. Taylor had a sensational first two seasons in the league, rushing for nearly 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first 32 games as a professional, but dealt with injuries a year ago that limited him to 861 yards and four touchdowns in 11 games.
Taylor has been away from the Colts for parts of camp amid the contract dispute and requested a trade at the end of July, leading to a truly wild response from owner Jim Irsay. Finally, three weeks later, the team gave the young running back permission to seek a trade, per Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport.
Colts have given All-Pro RB Jonathan Taylor permission to seek a trade, per league sources. Other teams now are weighing whether to make an offer to the Colts and what would be fair value. pic.twitter.com/AT7GgJGLAQ
Sources: The #Colts have given star RB Jonathan Taylor permission to seek a trade, and conversations to find potential landing spots are ongoing. Several GMs and talent evaluators were informed earlier today that Taylor is available. pic.twitter.com/RSrgaszhnj
According to Stephen Holder, the Colts will be asking for a first round pick in return for Taylor, which will only make it more difficult to find a trade partner.
Source: The Colts are seeking a first-round pick — or package of picks that equates to as much — in a potential Jonathan Taylor trade.
The task for Taylor and his agent is to find a team that’s willing to part with serious draft assets — either a first round pick or a collection of picks not dissimilar to the package the Niners gave Carolina for Christian McCaffrey a year ago — and give him the long-term deal he’s seeking. One team that would certainly seem to fit the bill would be the Chicago Bears, who have cap space and could create a dynamic rushing attack with Taylor in the backfield alongside Justin Fields. The question is whether the Bears would give up what the Colts want for Taylor, or if there’s another team out there that values Taylor highly enough to do so.
Melania Trump has been keeping a low profile the last couple years, and it’s not hard to guess why. For one thing she wants her 17-year-old son, Barron, to live as normal a life as possible. Indeed, some have claimed the former FLOTUS has drawn a line when it comes to the former president’s youngest son, wanting to keep him completely out of politics. But last month Donald crossed that line. And Melania, who some say is already done with him, is reportedly pissed.
The post in question was actually a repost, featuring Barron’s head plastered on the current president’s body, with the words, “In an effort to level the playing field, Barron Trump will debate Joe Biden.” Trump captioned it, “No Contest!!!” Even that was allegedly too much for Barron’s mother.
“Melania has been incredibly protective of Barron and has told Donald she would not stand for him to be exploited by anyone, even his father!” a source told Radar Online (as caught by Raw Story). “He made a promise to protect their son — and he broke it. There’s a good chance she won’t forgive him, and the next time we see them together may be in divorce court.”
Melania is allegedly none-too-pleased that her husband has racked up four criminal indictments, so his Barron post surely isn’t helping.
“Despite Donald’s denials, Melania has already had to endure an indictment in New York that suggests he had an affair with a porn star while she was pregnant with Barron,” the source added. “Now, she’s livid after he’s broken his promise of keeping their son out of the spotlight.”
Melania is so protective of Barron that she famously delayed moving into the White House, staying in their New York City home until the 2017 school year was over so as not to ruin his studies. Whether Donald using him to drag his presidential successor will be the straw that broke the camel’s back remains to be seen.
When you stroll into your favorite bar and take a look at the beer list, do you ever stare, slack-jawed, unable to make a decision when the bartender asks what you want? While we all have our own personal tastes, sometimes (especially if you haven’t tried a particular beer) it’s difficult to pick one. What if you knew which beers were most popular during a given season? Would that help you make a decisive decision?
Summer is almost over and while that’s a massive bummer, it simply means you need to kick your summery beer consumption into high gear. Try as many IPAs, pilsners, wheat beers, and pale ales as you can because dark, maltier beer season is right around the corner. If you can’t make up your mind about where to start your end of summer beer journey, one way to start is “the populist method” — just ask your favorite bartender to tell you which beers are currently the most popular.
To help you out, we did some of the work for you. We asked a few of our favorite bartenders to tell us the most often ordered summer beers at their bar. Keep scrolling to see all of their picks. Maybe now you’ll spend less time scratching your head and more time drinking beer.
Transmitter W4
Transmitter
Dana Lachenmayer, head bartender at The Wesley in New York City
Transmitter Brewing Co.’s W4 Dry hopped Gose is what the people are calling for. It’s a salty, citrus-driven refresher that’s perfect for the remaining summer days ahead.
Tasting Notes:
Brewed locally in Queens, the synergy of minerality, citrus and aromatics from the coriander make this Gose quite crushable.
Modelo Especial
Modelo
Alex Dominguez, head bartender at Bar Calico in New York City
Modelo Especial is the king of the summer beers at our bar. It’s crisp, it’s light, and herbaceous. Once you hear the pop of the can opening and a nice little lime slice is placed on it, my mind thinks sweet summer relief.
Tasting Notes:
Flavors of corny sweetness and herbal, floral hops lead into a crisp, refreshing finish that will leave you craving more.
Pipeworks Premium Pilsner
Pipeworks
Alex Barbatsis, bartender at The Whistler in Chicago
Premium Pilsner from Pipeworks in Chicago crushes at our bar. We have to keep this one in an ice bath so we can restock quickly since we blow through it often.
Tasting Notes:
It’s a Czech-style pilsner that’s crisp and refreshing and balanced out with Saaz hops for a fresh aroma.
Allagash White
Allagash
Mario Flores, beverage director at Maple & Ash in Chicago
Allagash White is one of our most popular beers this season, and I think it’s because people enjoy the flavors of orange and coriander during the summer months.
Tasting Notes:
This unfiltered wheat beer has a complex flavor profile of wheat, coriander, and orange peel. It’s perfect for the end of summer.
Almanac Love Hazy IPA
Almanac
Shiva Thapa, head bartender at Miller & Lux in San Francisco
Love Hazy IPA from Almanac from Alameda, California is bursting with hoppy tropical flavors. Built on a simple base of Pilsner malt and IPA, it has a pillowy mouthfeel and is double dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra and Simcoe hops.
Tasting Notes:
Flavors of mango, cantaloupe, and citrus will keep you coming back for another refreshing sip. It is one of the best IPAs for summer and our most ordered beer.
Samuel Adams Summer Ale
Samuel Adams
Jared Bailey, bar manager at Soho Cigar Bar in New York City
Samuel Adams Summer Ale is hard to beat for good reason. With its light and crisp profile aided by the citrus and wheat notes, it’s as sip-worthy as it is crushable.
Tasting Notes:
This is a very citrus-forward wheat beer with hints of orange, lemon, and lime, and a gentle kick of spice from grains of paradise.
The summery beer that we sell the most is Surplus Beer, a signature Floridian honey citrus ale brewed at Big Storm Brewery. It is made with local honey from the Grande Lakes apiary. Surplus Beer is produced weekly using the freshest ingredients.
Tasting Notes:
This honey citrus ale is known for its crisp flavor profile and nice mix of citrus peel and sweet honey. Perfect for the summer months.
Talea Pick Me Up
Talea
Cristhian Rodriguez, bar director at elNico’s in Brooklyn, New York
ABV: 6.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Talea Pick Me Up, Hazy IPA, coming from our Williamsburg neighbors at Talea Brewery. Hazies are in these days. Not surprisingly, this one has been really popular this summer.
Tasting Notes:
Pick Me Up’s tropical pineapple notes, and candied citrus notes takes this style out of the roof. It’s a great choice for summer sipping.
Wynwood La Rubia
Wynwood
Javier Pastrana, food and beverage director at YOTEL in Miami
At Vela and Vela Sky, YOTEL Miami’s two lounges/restaurants, the most ordered beer during the summer is the La Rubia, brewed locally at Wynwood Brewery. It’s no surprise as this popular blonde ale is well-suited for late summer weather.
Tasting Notes:
This Blonde Ale is moderate in sweetness, has a subtle fruity aroma and floral notes from yeast used in the brewing process.
Lagunitas IPA
Lagunitas
Mercedes Cowper, certified sommelier and bar manager at Round Robin Bar in Washington, DC
Lagunitas IPA. This IPA is the top choice for guests who want a beer packed with flavor but not overpowering or heavy on the palate. One of the most well-known IPAs, it’s been a big hit this summer.
Tasting Notes:
It’s great for summer because it has a variety of hops and nuanced flavors of caramel, malt, and citrus. Everything is balanced well with a lightly bitter finish.
City Barrel Day Drinker
City Barrel
Liz Ramirez, restaurant manager at XR in Kansas City
ABV: 6.6%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
City Barrel Day Drinker Mimosa IPA (from a local KC Brewery) is a summer beer that builds on the great IPA we already know from City Barrel with a punch of orange and citrus. These added flavors make it a perfect patio pounder.
Tasting Notes:
Brewed with mangoes and oranges, this New England-style IPA is hazy, juicy, and loaded with tropical fruit and citrus flavors.
Since Shannon Sharpe’s departure from Undisputed, the show has been off the air for its summer break between the NBA Finals and the NFL season starting. However, the show was apparently finding it difficult to land a co-host that fit what Skip Bayless was looking for and what Fox wanted out of the show.
As a result, the show will take a bit of a cue from First Take by going with a rotating cast of regular analysts joining Bayless rather than a permanent, singular co-host. According to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal, for the NFL season that will be Richard Sherman (who had already been reported as joining the show) alongside Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Irvin, both of whom were with ESPN last year. Johnson was let go as part of the recent layoffs, and Irvin apparently completed a deal with Fox on Monday.
Skip Bayless’ partners on “Undisputed”: * Richard Sherman * Keyshawn Johnson * Michael Irvin
Irvin was close to a deal when this story was filed last Thursday. Talks cooled over the weekend. The two sides reached a deal today.https://t.co/egIhzlL6ou
Per Ourand, Fox is also transitioning away from having Undisputed and other shows being straight debate shows, and instead will feature more panel style discussions that foster a bit more nuance and don’t ask the analysts to always stake out opposing sides of issues. That is a considerable shift and could be a refreshing move away from two guys yelling at each other for a few hours — although, have no fear, that will still happen plenty. I will say it’s a bit disappointing to see Irvin leaving First Take, if only because his somewhat maniacal energy seems like a far better match for Stephen A. Smith than Skip Bayless.
Whoa, whoa, wait, calm down, don’t throw your keyboard at the wall we’re only kidding. Chill out, it’s still summer, we promise. We even dropped a review of all of Starbucks summer drinks just last week, you don’t have to kiss the year’s best season goodbye yet. But also… I mean, let’s be real — pumpkin spice season has been coming earlier and earlier every year so don’t be surprised if Starbucks starts rolling out its famous pumpkin spice latte by the end of this month.
If you’re not #TeamSummer and are counting down the days until pumpkin spice season, you’ll be pleased to know that Starbucks has at least begun rolling out its Fall Blend and Pumpkin Spice Flavored Coffee at retail stores nationwide and online. Pair the roast coffee (or K-Cups if that’s your vibe) with Starbucks’ new Pumpkin Spice Flavored Creamer (and non-dairy oat and almond milk-based creamer) and you’ve got yourself a makeshift latte that you can prepare every morning without having to wait through the Starbucks drive-thru line.
But is it as good as the real thing? We set out to find by reviewing both ground coffees and the creamer to see if it’s worth the pick-up during your next market run.
Let me cut to the chase here a little, though — neither Starbucks’ Fall Blend or Pumpkin Spice Coffee, no matter how much pumpkin spice flavored creamer you use, will be a 1:1 recreation of the Pumpkin Spice Latte. The build is just radically different. A real Pumpkin Spice Latte is made with espresso, steamed milk, and Starbucks’ own pumpkin spice sauce, which is a mix of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and a whole sh*t ton of sugar. On the off chance you have an espresso maker, Starbucks ground coffee is pre-ground, and not to the specifications your espresso machine needs. Meaning both bags are designed for standard drip coffee makers.
So even if you wanted to, you can’t recreate the real PSL. Those are the breaks.
Having said that — you can get pretty close. But first, let’s talk about what these two bags of coffee taste like on their own.
Starbucks Fall Blend/Pumpkin Spice Coffee
Dane Rivera
Thoughts & Tasting Notes:
The Fall blend is a medium roast made from a medley of coffee beans sourced from Sumatra, Africa, and Latin America. The flavor is a medley of earthy, slightly spicy flavors with bright floral notes and a nice nutty toasted finish. There is a nice amount of depth in this coffee, but personally, I would’ve preferred a more focused flavor, rather than a sampler platter of the characteristics of different coffee beans.
Dane Rivera
Moving on to the Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee and… I like this one a bit less. It’s a much lighter roast (Starbucks’ lightest) and features some bright citrus notes, a hint of nuttiness and the slightest kiss cinnamon and nutmeg on the aftertaste. It doesn’t have the depth of flavor of the Fall Blend, instead relying a bit too much on spicy flavors that aren’t prominent enough to really jump out.
Luckily, both taste great with the Pumpkin Spice Creamer.
The Bottom Line:
For the most depth of flavor and a stronger coffee flavor, our suggestion is to go with the Fall Blend over the Pumpkin Spice Flavored bag. If what you want to create is something close to a real Pumpkin Spice Latte, it’s not like the flavored coffee is going to get you any closer.
Recreating A Pumpkin Spice Latte
Dane Rivera
Thoughts & Tasting Notes:
I tried several different ratios of coffee and creamer to match the flavor of a Pumpkin Spice Latte and after several tests (and many cups of coffee) I think I’ve got it. I also tested out the drink with Starbucks’ oat and almond based non-dairy creamer. Both were good, but I think the dairy-based creamer tastes a bit more rich.
I prepared the coffee to the bag’s specifications and filled a 12oz mug with 9oz of coffee and about two tablespoons of creamer. If that sounds like a lot of creamer, it’s because it is — but that’s how much I needed to match the sweetness of a real Pumpkin Spice Latte. You’ll know if the mix is right if your cup has a rich pumpkin pie-like color to it.
But don’t stop at the creamer, mix in a generous dusting of real ground cinnamon and a gentle dusting of nutmeg to help deepen and elevate the flavors a bit more. I eye-balled it for my cup and I suggest you season it to taste, but it should probably look something like this:
Dane Rivera
This is a key step and will help get your drink closer to the complexity of the real thing. Expect rich toasted nutty flavors with prominent cinnamon, clove, allspice, and pumpkin flavors that taste like a great slice of pumpkin pie.
The Bottom Line:
It’s not quite the real thing, but it’s a pretty close approximation and it sure beats waiting in line at the height of PSL season.
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